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My Thesis about the Nature of Teaching and Learning
o Students have far more potential than they are usually told.
o Students are often distracted from their potential by irrelevant studies as well as by peer pressure, “drama,” work/income pressure, social media, entertainment and products.
o Students who make the commitment to focus on their Growth Mindset can navigate the minefield of mediocrity and irrelevance, and can make their best vision of themselves REAL.
o Students know more than they think they know, and they can trust their intuition and not just their rational mind. Students can take charge of their own ATTITUDES and change any that no longer serve them. Rational thinking is not always rational; it is clouded by conditioning, tradition, fear, miseducation, etc. "Rationalization" (making something that is untrue look rational) unfortunately is more common than truth-seeking.
o Students can make good decisions by trusting their growth mindsets & positive emotions. Positive emotion is impossible to distort or exploit. Genuine love doesn’t lie or try to control others.
Watch Video Now: Eduardo Briceno's talk about Hope Mindset
Dr. Carol Dweck on the Power of Yet! (11m) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X0mgOOSpLU
Why it is not good to praise a person for smartness or intelligence.
Why would it be better to grade on strategy, effort and progress instead of on getting the right answers?
Essay: How hope and mindset impact college success
Many people assume that college success relates directly to students’ intelligence and effort. However, research reveals that how students think and feel about themselves, their intelligence, goals, and their obstacles has a significant impact on their success. When students are able to see themselves achieving specific, challenging, and attainable goals and sustain the energy and motivation to achieve those goals despite obstacles, students are said to have high ‘hope’. ‘Hope’ in this context is broken down into three components: goals, agency, and pathways.
Goals Setting specific and challenging goals motivates people to take action to start on a pathway toward achieving those goals. When students set specific academic goals, both long-term and short-term, their motivation and engagement in their classes improves.
Agency Recognizing that you have the capability and responsibility to start moving towards your goals gives you agency. Students who recognize that succeeding in college is a choice that they make every day experience more control over their learning and success in their academic pursuits.
Pathways As you move toward your goals, you need to know how to get there (specific action steps) or how to find the resources, tools, and strategies to help you get there. ‘Pathways’ thinking also involves finding ways around obstacles that you encounter as you move toward your goals. Challenges and obstacles abound throughout every student’s academic journey, but students who refuse to let obstacles stop them from continuing on their journey are more likely to reach their destination.
Mindset In addition to students’ hope levels, how students think about their basic qualities (intelligence, talent, character, athleticism, etc.) can also have a significant impact on their success in college. When students believe that these basic qualities (like intelligence) don’t really change much, then that belief tends to lead to a ‘fixed’ mindset. When students believe these qualities can change with the right amount of effort, practice, knowledge, and strategy, then that belief tends to lead to a ‘growth’ mindset. Many people may have a growth mindset in one area of their life and a fixed mindset in another area. Research has shown that people who approach a goal with a growth mindset are much more successful and happy in the long-term perspective.
Fixed Mindset Beliefs and Behaviors
Intelligence, talent, athleticism, etc. can’t really change much
Effort isn’t necessary for natural intelligence/talent
Obstacles are signs that I shouldn’t pursue a goal
Believe that failure reflects on my value, intelligence, and/or talent
Avoid challenges/don’t take many risks/set easy-to-achieve goals
Give up easily when things don’t go my way
Need to prove my intelligence, talent, etc. to others often
Don’t use feedback/ get defensive over feedback
Express insecurity or high anxiety
Growth Mindset Belief and Behaviors
Basic qualities (intelligence, talent, etc.) are just the starting point for development
I can nurture my basic qualities with effort, practice, and strategy
I feel confident about my ability to learn and grow
Failures provide good learning opportunities
Enjoy and seek challenges/ set challenging goals
Continue pursuing goals despite obstacles
Seek and use feedback to improve
Express confidence and a positive attitude toward learning
Since mindsets are based on our basic beliefs about ourselves and learning, we have the ability to change our beliefs and, as a result, our actions can change as well. Succeeding in college is never easy, but with the right mindset (believing in one’s ability to grow and learn) and high hope (setting goals, taking responsibility towards learning, and overcoming obstacles), students can have a rewarding and energizing experience that will prepare them for their future careers and studies outside of college. See: Dweck, Carol S. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House, 2006. Print.
My Thesis about the Nature of Teaching and Learning
o Students have far more potential than they are usually told.o Students are often distracted from their potential by irrelevant studies as well as by peer pressure, “drama,” work/income pressure, social media, entertainment and products.
o Students who make the commitment to focus on their Growth Mindset can navigate the minefield of mediocrity and irrelevance, and can make their best vision of themselves REAL.
o Students know more than they think they know, and they can trust their intuition and not just their rational mind.
Students can take charge of their own ATTITUDES and change any that no longer serve them.
Rational thinking is not always rational; it is clouded by conditioning, tradition, fear, miseducation, etc.
"Rationalization" (making something that is untrue look rational) unfortunately is more common than truth-seeking.
o Students can make good decisions by trusting their growth mindsets & positive emotions.
Positive emotion is impossible to distort or exploit. Genuine love doesn’t lie or try to control others.
Watch Video Now: Eduardo Briceno's talk about Hope Mindset
The Hope Mindset
Eduardo Briceno on Josh Waitzkin
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=josh+waitzkin+ted+talk+youtube&FORM=VIRE2#view=detail&mid=8D482AFE9283DB2929888D482AFE9283DB292988
or http://northernartteacher.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/mind-set
Three minute overview of Growth and Fixed Mindsets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNWA3ZwJdLk
Dr. Carol Dweck on Teaching a Growth Mindset (15m):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isHM1rEd3GE
Dr. Carol Dweck on the Power of Yet! (11m)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X0mgOOSpLU
Why it is not good to praise a person for smartness or intelligence.
Why would it be better to grade on strategy, effort and progress instead of on getting the right answers?
Essay: How hope and mindset impact college success
Many people assume that college success relates directly to students’ intelligence and effort. However, research reveals that how students think and feel about themselves, their intelligence, goals, and their obstacles has a significant impact on their success.When students are able to see themselves achieving specific, challenging, and attainable goals and sustain the energy and motivation to achieve those goals despite obstacles, students are said to have high ‘hope’. ‘Hope’ in this context is broken down into three components: goals, agency, and pathways.
Goals
Setting specific and challenging goals motivates people to take action to start on a pathway toward achieving those goals. When students set specific academic goals, both long-term and short-term, their motivation and engagement in their classes improves.
Agency
Recognizing that you have the capability and responsibility to start moving towards your goals gives you agency. Students who recognize that succeeding in college is a choice that they make every day experience more control over their learning and success in their academic pursuits.
Pathways
As you move toward your goals, you need to know how to get there (specific action steps) or how to find the resources, tools, and strategies to help you get there. ‘Pathways’ thinking also involves finding ways around obstacles that you encounter as you move toward your goals. Challenges and obstacles abound throughout every student’s academic journey, but students who refuse to let obstacles stop them from continuing on their journey are more likely to reach their destination.
Mindset
In addition to students’ hope levels, how students think about their basic qualities (intelligence, talent, character, athleticism, etc.) can also have a significant impact on their success in college. When students believe that these basic qualities (like intelligence) don’t really change much, then that belief tends to lead to a ‘fixed’ mindset. When students believe these qualities can change with the right amount of effort, practice, knowledge, and strategy, then that belief tends to lead to a ‘growth’ mindset. Many people may have a growth mindset in one area of their life and a fixed mindset in another area. Research has shown that people who approach a goal with a growth mindset are much more successful and happy in the long-term perspective.
See: Dweck, Carol S. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House, 2006. Print.
Article from the Chaffey College Faculty Success Center
Read several articles relating to Hope & Fixed Mindsets:
http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/fl/What-Is-a-Mindset.htm?utm_source=exp_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_term=list_womenshistory&utm_campaign=list_womenshistory&utm_content=20150708
MORE VIDEOS:
Short video on mindset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUWn_TJTrnU
Short video on training your brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElVUqv0v1EE
A short intro to Mindset (forgive him for his mistakes in English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOIo1bPsR9I
Write down an example of someone who always has to be right.
Giving and Receiving Feedback: The Issues (Why Did That Feedback Hurt So Much?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoLVO-OdfC8&feature=youtu.be&list=PLjdGrJZlgB8awNdUDUx1bSB2XIWdOtmEWWhat is Confirmation Bias?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZvDaPBqAyg&list=PLjdGrJZlgB8awNdUDUx1bSB2XIWdOtmEW&index=8Were You Raised by a Narcissist? Many of us were. This can be a huge cause of stress.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/6-ways-to-know-you-were-raised-by-narcissists_5616b091e4b0082030a18f72?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living